FDS
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FDS's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 23x earnings, below its usual 33x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
FDS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
FDS's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like FDS.
FDS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $332 | — |
| Current | 23x | $332 | — |
| Cheap | 24x | $349 | +5.3% |
| Fair | 33x | $487 | +47% |
| Expensive | 38x | $560 | +69% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FDS's PE is in its cheap range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings.
FDS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FDS, with profitability improving.
FDS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $19.64 | +35% |
| Q3 2026 | $14.57 | -6.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.18 | +9.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.55 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.72 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.55 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.85 | +4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.07 | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.96 | +13% |
FDS earned $14.57 per share over the past year, down 6.3% from the year before.
FDS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $634.7M | +6.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $622.9M | +6.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $611M | +7.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $607.6M | +6.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $596.9M | +6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $585.5M | +5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $570.7M | +4.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $568.7M | +4.9% |
FDS's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $635M last quarter, up 6.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | -5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | -6.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 30% | -2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | +7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 33% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 33% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 34% | -1.2 points |
FDS's operating margin was 25% last quarter, down 5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
FDS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $177.3M | -0.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $254M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $185.7M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $90.4M | +49% |
| Q3 2025 | $178.1M | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $228.6M | +5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $150.2M | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $60.5M | -56% |
FDS's free cash flow was $707M over the past year, up 15% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FDS.
FDS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +421K shares |
| 1 year | -4.6% | -1.8M shares |
| 3 years | -5.9% | -2.3M shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -2M shares |
| Available history | -5.1% | -2M shares |
FDS has 37M diluted shares, down 4.6% from a year ago, with $644M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $138M |
| Q2 2026 | $203.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $163M |
| Q4 2025 | $139.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $106.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $80.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $64.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $48.8M |
FDS spent $644M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 114% from the year before.
FDS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
FDS's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.1 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FDS.
FDS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 83.5 | Overbought |
FDS's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 83 (overbought).
FDS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | FDS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 13x | 75% above |
| PE % | 17 | 63 | 46 pts below |
FDS is trading at 23x earnings, a 75% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
FDS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $306.1 | 8.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $287.2 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $259.4 | 28% above |
| 100 week MA | $330.2 | 0.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $382.9 | 13% below |
FDS has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 13% below its 200-week average.
FDS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $271.1 | $327.4 | +21% |
| 2021 | $327.4 | $479.5 | +46% |
| 2022 | $479.5 | $398.0 | -17% |
| 2023 | $398.0 | $477.1 | +20% |
| 2024 | $477.1 | $486.6 | +2% |
| 2025 | $486.6 | $292.1 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $292.1 | $331.7 | +14% |
FDS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 14% so far in 2026.